Archives for Thursday, March 25, 2004:

Spencer sworn as new prime minister of Antigua- Barbuda

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): Former trade unionist Winston Baldwin Spencer was sworn in Wednesday as the new prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, ending the political dynasty of the Bird family which had led the Caribbean state since its independence from Britain in 1981... read more...

Caricom debates whether Haitian interim PM should attend regional meeting

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP): Caricom officials Wednesday were heatedly debating whether interim Haitian Prime Minister Gerard Latortue will attend the organization's Heads of Government meeting in Basseterre, St. Kitts, on Thursday and Friday... read more...

A call for Caricom not to recognise Haiti's Prime Minister

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A non government organization of Trinidad and Tobago has called on regional leaders not to recognise Haitian interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue's government... read more...

Cuba and Guyana sign agreement

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: A Cuban diplomat has confirmed that the 22nd Session of Cuba-Guyana Mixed Commission concluded after two days of deliberations, with a final agreement signed by Cuban government minister Ricardo Cabrisas and the Guyanese minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Clement Rohee... read more...

BVI moving ahead with national health insurance

ROAD TOWN, BVI: Efforts are currently underway to advance the British Virgin Islands Government's initiative to embark on a national health insurance scheme for the Territory... read more...

Referendum for Nevis independence still on course

CHARLESTOWN Nevis: According to the Nevis Premier, Mr Vance Amory, the matter of independence for Nevis is remains high on the agenda of the Administration. He said however that a date for the referendum could only be decided after a number of amendments would have been made to the draft constitution, and tabled in the House of Assembly to allow for further discussions... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis signs nuclear-test-ban treaty

VIENNA, Austria (AFP): The Caribbean state of St Kitts and Nevis has signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the total number of signatories to 171, the CTBT office in Vienna said Wednesday... read more...

Bahamas pipeline gets another approval

MIAMI, USA (UPI): The US government has approved a second firm to build a natural-gas pipeline between Freeport, Grand Bahama, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida... read more...

British drug smuggler avoids jail in Jamaica, claiming to be hermaphrodite

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): A British drug smuggler caught trying to leave Jamaica with nearly 16 kilograms (35 pounds) of marijuana avoided a jail sentence Monday by claiming to be a hermaphrodite, or a person who has both male and female features... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Air Jamaica resumes service to Canada

TORONTO, Canada: The highly anticipated return of Jamaica's national airline to Canada is less than three weeks away and the airline is resuming service with pomp... read more...

Virgin Atlantic to start new services to Bahamas and Cuba

LONDON, England: Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a major expansion of his Virgin Atlantic airline, launching new routes to Cuba and the Bahamas, and increasing services on some of its existing Caribbean destinations... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Time for Lara to quit, says ex-Windies star Croft

LONDON, England (AFP): Former West Indies Test player Colin Croft has joined the growing army of voices calling for Brian Lara to step down as skipper of the fallen Caribbean kings... read more...